Steve's plan was easy.
"I never wanted you" The super soldier heard himself spit. "You're just a playboy who wanted to add Captain America on his list !"
"Come on Steve... You know that's not true ! I love you !" Came the broken answer from Tony.
'I know !' Steve screamed inside, wanting to cry. But for once, he was the one wearing the mask of iron. Bucky needed him. Tony was going to be just fine. Right ?
"No, you know what, I have had enough of you. I thought I could make you better, but you look at you !" Steve pointed to the bottle Tony had just grabbed from the bar, and held in his shaking hands. "How many bottles a day, uh ?"
"N-none. You're just upsetting me Steve... Why are you saying all this ? Is something wrong ?"
Steve could see how hard Tony was trying to avoid the argument.
"Yes !" The blond screamed, making Tony flinch.
'Oh god, he is afraid of me' Thought Steve, feeling his heart breaking painfully.
"W-what is it ?"
"YOU !" Tony took a few steps back, dropping the bottle, letting it shatter on the floor. Steve forced himself to take a few steps forward. "YOU WERE ALWAYS THE PROBLEM ! I NEVER WANTED TO DATE YOU !"
"Then why did you ?" Asked Tony, and Steve hated how the inventor's voice was so small and stranggled. But what he hated even more, was the answer he was about to give him. It made him feel nauseous.
"Because I loved your father. It was always him. Never you. I never loved you, Tony."
The genius closed his eyes for a few seconds then, and when he reopenned them, there was anger burning inside of them, like a wildfire.
"What does he have that I don't ?" The inventor growled.
It was Steve's turn to take a step back, scared that Tony was talking about Bucky. Tony took a step forward.
"ANSWER ME ! WHAT DID MY DAD HAVE THAT MADE HIM SO MUCH BETTER THAN ME IN CAPTAIN AMERICA'S EYES ?!"
But Steve didn't know what to say. Howard wasn't better than Tony, it was the other way around. It was obvious. So that's what he said.
"The answer is obvious, Tony."
And then he left. Because there was no answer, except the one he couldn't give : Howard had nothing that Tony hasn't, and Tony had everything and more. Tony was perfect in his own way, Tony was one half of Steve's heart, Bucky being the other half. And Steve had just broke both Tony's and his own heart with his plan.
As he came back to his former bedroom, the one he had abandonned to settle in Tony's room instead, Steve could feel hot tears streaming down his face, and his heart hurt everytime he breathed. As if simply being alive pained him. And if Steve was being honest to himself for once, it actually did.
This should have been an easy plan.
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